Facebook, Google, Twitter and TikTok agree to tackle the 'slandering problem for women'
On July 1, 2021, at the United Nations
Facebook, Google, TikTok and Twitter make unprecedented commitments to tackle the abuse of women on their platforms – World Wide Web Foundation
https://webfoundation.org/2021/07/generation-equality-commitments/
Twitter, TikTok, Google, and Facebook promise to boost protections for women online --The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/1/22559115/twitter-tiktok-google-facebook-protect-women-abuse
Social network giants pledge to tackle abuse of women online | Online abuse | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/jul/01/social-networks-facebook-google-twitter-tiktok-pledge-to-tackle-abuse-of-women-online
There are many online slander and harassment of women, and according to the British research organization Economist Intelligence Unit , 38% of women around the world suffered slander and other damage in the year starting May 2019. It was said that. To address this, WWWF has submitted an open letter signed by more than 200 celebrities from around the world to the CEOs of the four core social networking companies.
In a letter, WWWF told CEOs, 'At this forum, world leaders have come together to agree on a plan to promote women's rights. For you, the CEO of the world's most powerful platform, women and It's a historic opportunity to tackle the injuries to girls. ' And 'there is a responsibility to prevent the slander of women in the hundreds of millions of people to use the platform', specific improvement measures showed.
The remedies presented by WWWF include 'allowing you to fine-tune the users you can view, comment on, and reply to,' 'proactively reduce the amount of slander that women see,' and 'easily report slander to women. WWWF asked each company to consider all the measures.
And this time, the companies that WWWF has been working on to improve women's rights have agreed on the contents of the letter. According to WWWF, companies will ensure that these content is addressed within a set amount of time and will publish implementation progress and insights on a regular basis. In response, WWWF says it will report annually on how each company's efforts have progressed. 'The companies have agreed to the contents of the letter,' WWWF said. In response, WWWF says it will report annually on how each company's efforts have progressed.
The comments of each company were not announced in the announcement of WWWF, but when the overseas media The Verge contacted each company, Twitter said, 'It is best to safely release everyone who uses Twitter from injuries. 'It's a priority,' he said, and Facebook commented, 'I'm looking forward to working with other technology companies to make the Internet safer for women.' In addition, it is said that no comment was obtained from Google.
In his official blog , TikTok Policy Director Tara Wadhwa said, 'We are proud to announce that we are working on improvements. We will address these priorities over the next few months and make TikTok more than ever for women. We will start some development and testing to help make it a safe place. '
'This agreement is a big win and should be a catalyst for companies to prioritize slander against women,' said Azmina Dhrodia, senior manager of WWWF.
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